Nypa fruticans Wurmb leaf collection as a livelihoods strategy: a case study in the Sundarbans Impact Zone of Bangladesh

Islam, Nazrul; Dana, Nabila Hasan; Rahman, Khandkar‐Siddikur; Hossain, Tanvir; Ahmed, Moin Uddin; Sadig, Abdulla

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“…In stepwise and hierarchical regression, the multicollinearity of risk factors using the variance inflation factor (VIF) with a fixed cut-off point (VIF≥10) was checked, and the value of VIF was found within the cut-off point. Finally, a Pearson’s product–moment correlation was performed in order to ascertain the strength and direction of the correlation of IPV with depression, anxiety and stress among early married female adolescents 41…”

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Patterns, prevalence and risk factors of intimate partner violence and its association with mental health status during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study on early married female adolescents in Khulna district, Bangladesh

Nishat,

Khan,

Shovo

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesThis study was designed to identify the patterns, prevalence and risk factors of intimate partner violence (IPV) against female adolescents and its association with mental health problems.DesignCross-sectional survey.SettingsDumuriaUpazila(subdistrict) under the Khulna district of Bangladesh.ParticipantsA total of 304 participants were selected purposively based on some specifications: they must be female adolescents, residents of DumuriaUpazilaand married during the COVID-19 pandemic when under 18 years of age.Outcome measuresBy administering a semi-structured interview schedule, data were collected regarding IPV using 12 five-point Likert scale items; a higher score from the summation reflects frequent violence.ResultsThe findings suggest that the prevalence of physical, sexual and emotional IPV among the 304 participants, who had an average age of 17.1 years (SD=1.42), was 89.5%, 87.8% and 93.7%, respectively, whereas 12.2% of the participants experienced severe physical IPV, 9.9% experienced severe sexual IPV and 10.5% experienced severe emotional IPV. Stepwise regression models identified age at marriage (p=0.001), number of miscarriages (p=0.005), education of spouse (p=0.001), income of spouse (p=0.016), age gap between spouses (p=0.008), marital adjustment (p<0.001) and subjective happiness (p<0.001) as significant risk factors. Hierarchical regression, however, indicated that age at marriage (p<0.001), age gap between spouses (p<0.001), marital adjustment (p<0.001) and subjective happiness (p<0.001) had negative associations with IPV, while the number of miscarriages (p<0.001) had a positive relationship. Pearson’s correlation showed that IPV was significantly associated with depression, anxiety and stress.ConclusionDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in IPV and mental health problems among early married adolescents was documented. To reduce physical and mental harm and to assure their well-being, preventive and rehabilitative measures should be devised.

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Patterns, prevalence and risk factors of intimate partner violence and its association with mental health status during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study on early married female adolescents in Khulna district, Bangladesh

Nishat,

Khan,

Shovo

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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“…Despite recent availability of electricity and natural gas, remote coastal communities in many parts of the tropics still depend heavily on mangroves for domestic fuelwood consumption. Similarly, despite the widespread adoption of tin as a lasting roofing material, many coastal communities in Southeast Asia still use fronds from the mangrove palm Nypa fruticans for use in roofing and as thatch in walls and floor mats [72,73]. In addition to fuelwood and construction materials, mangroves are also widely valued for their bark (used in tanning and dying), their fiber (to make rayon and paper), and as sources of animal fodder, vegetable foods, and diverse traditional medicines and toxicants [74,75].…”

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“…Cost-benefit analyses by Chow [60] show that based on direct use values of non-main wood and leaf litter extraction alone (not counting all the other extractive or indirect services), mangrove plantations in Bangladesh are economically justified. Islam et al [73] show how a single forest product that is harvested only from October to March may provide 28% of annual income to Sundarbans households. Moreover, Olaleye and Omokhua [79] reported the potential of NTFPs in favor of women's empowerment through sustainable use of mangrove resources.…”

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“…This inventory is not intended to be exhaustive but does serve to show the enormous socioeconomically interesting potential, which has hardly been unlocked or developed, to provide coastal communities with sustainable mangrove-friendly livelihood alternatives. Of all these essentially sustainable possibilities, the only two that have so far been developed to commercially significant production volumes are the largely still unsustainable exploitation of both Nypa and honey [54,56,73].…”

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“…Kar and Jacobson [90], for instance, provide evidence from Bangladesh to illustrate how montane NTFP development is strongly limited by poor transportation, communications and financing. Even though Nypa harvest represents a $16.25 million industry and 300,000 full or part-time jobs each year in Bangladesh, Islam et al [73] highlight how poor infrastructure, dangerous collecting conditions, lack of fair market pricing and lack of capital greatly restrict benefits to Nypa leaf collectors of the Sundarbans mangrove forest. Studies from other forest settings likewise indicate that infrastructure, market access [91] and organization [92] are essential in order to generate good income from NTFPs.…”

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Mangroves of tropical and subtropical shores and deltas contribute to ecosystem functioning and human wellbeing in numerous ways but continue to be lost or degraded worldwide at a rapid pace. Overexploitation driven by poverty is often the root cause of mangrove destruction and degradation. The negative feedback cycle between destruction and poverty can only be broken by justly valuing current or introducing new sustainable livelihood options to foster long-lasting local support for mangroves. The large array of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) that mangroves offer have rarely been developed beyond the subsistence level and remain undervalued as “products of the poor”. In light of the global trends towards sustainability and bio-economy, today they represent a major business opportunity for forest communities to produce high value-added end-user products. Even though mangrove NTFPs have been recognized to have high potential toward inclusive development and poverty alleviation and to be highly gender-equal, the development of mangrove NTFPs has continued to attract very little funding or research interest. Several ecological characteristics make commercialization of mangrove NTFPs particularly challenging. Production at economies of scale, including quality standards, as well as marketing and value chain management are all essential in order to develop these products beyond their subsistence role. To be most effective, a systems perspective on NTFP development is needed, whereby product-market development occurs in unison and based on a participative, inclusive and fair development approach. The species/product of choice for value-added product-market development in any specific community or area will depend on several factors. To address many of the typical constraints and maximize the chances of success, we suggest that the use of village or district-level cooperatives may be particularly useful. A better use of the untapped potential of mangroves for local livelihoods may form a most convincing advocate for local protection and restoration of mangrove forests. Therefore, funding agencies, governments and researchers alike are called to invest in mangrove NTFP development as a way to locally incentivize sustainable mangrove protection and restoration.

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Climate Change and Livelihood Vulnerabilities: The Forest Resource-Dependent Communities of the Sundarbans of Bangladesh

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Nypa fruticans Wurmb leaf collection as a livelihoods strategy: a case study in the Sundarbans Impact Zone of Bangladesh

Cited by 14 publications

References 29 publications

Patterns, prevalence and risk factors of intimate partner violence and its association with mental health status during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study on early married female adolescents in Khulna district, Bangladesh

Patterns, prevalence and risk factors of intimate partner violence and its association with mental health status during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study on early married female adolescents in Khulna district, Bangladesh

Non-Timber Forest Product Livelihood-Focused Interventions in Support of Mangrove Restoration: A Call to Action

Climate Change and Livelihood Vulnerabilities: The Forest Resource-Dependent Communities of the Sundarbans of Bangladesh

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